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RN4020
7.0
SUPPORTED SERVICES
The RN4020 firmware support the built-in public ser-
vices listed in the following table. The services are
enabled via Command API and serviced in the same
manner. Each service manages “Characteristics”
which are declared and defined by Bluetooth as data
values. The values for each characteristic are cached
in modules memory and can be read by another Blue-
tooth device such as smartphone acting in Central role.
The values of every Characteristic are updated via
Command API over UART.
7.1
Public and Private Services
The RN4020 provides the ability to create private ser-
vice. If the services are supported on both end points of
a Bluetooth Low Energy connection, such as Central
and Peripheral devices, data can be exchanged. For
example, two RN4020 modules can define a custom
(private) service with its own unique UUID and GATT
characteristics. Data can be exchanged easily via
Command API.
Private services are not registered with the Bluetooth
SIG, and therefore not interoperable with other Blue-
tooth Low Energy devices, unless the device imple-
ments the private service. An example of a built-in
private service is Microchip Streaming Data service.
For an example on how to create a custom service
using the RN4020, refer to
RN4020 Bluetooth Low
Energy Module User’s Guide
(DS70005191).
7.2
PCB Antenna
The PCB antenna is fabricated on the top copper layer
and covered in solder mask. The layers below the
antenna do not have copper trace. It is recommended
that the module is mounted on the edge of the host
PCB. Having PCB material below the antenna structure
is permitted as long as no copper traces or planes are
on the host PCB in that area.
The following table provides the antenna specification.
The following three figures show the antenna
efficiency, the antenna plot, and the 3D radiation
pattern.
FIGURE 7-1:
EFFICIENCY
TABLE 7-1:
SUPPORTED PUBLIC
SERVICES ON RN4020
(1)
Service Name
Bluetooth
®
SIG UUID
Device Information
0x180A
Battery
0x180F
Heart Rate
0x180D
Health Thermometer
0x1809
Glucose
0x1808
Blood Pressure
0x1810
Running Speed Cadence 0x1814
Cycling Speed Cadence
0x1816
Current Time
0x1805
Next DST Change
0x1807
Reference Time Update
0x1806
Link Loss
0x1803
Immediate Alert
0x1802
TX Power
0x1804
Alert Notification
0x1811
Phone Alert Status
0x180E
Scan Parameters
0x1813
Note 1:
The services listed above are based on
firmware version 1.20. For the latest list of
supported services, refer to the firmware
version on the RN4020 web page.
TABLE 7-2:
ANTENNA
CHARACTERISTICS
Specification
Description
Type
PCB
Frequency Range
2.402 to 2.485 MHz
Peak Gain
-0.23 dBi
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